Amy Duncan at our sister site My Green Lake visited 56th Street Market yesterday afternoon and posted this report.
The market opened its doors at 11:30 a.m. and, by the time I visited at 2:30 p.m., had already been visited by many curious neighbors.
Here’s a look at what is already available in the market. Coming soon are magazines and newspapers (The New York Times, The Seattle Times, USA TODAY, and The Wall Street Journal), Bob’s Red Mill products, local produce, and Sunrise greeting cards.
Everyone should visit the store and see what's in it…these pictures don't show the half of it.
There are 26 refrigerator cases in the store like the ones in the photo; 2 contain dairy products as seen in the photo, ~4 hold frozen things (heavy on dessert-ish items) and in the remaining 20 cases I counted up 167 different non-alcoholic beverage products ranging from ~ 4 kinds of coke, 2 kinds of Mtn Dew, flavored V-8 juices, half juice-half sugar drinks, “energy drinks”, and lots of other mixtures of things marketed as “beverages.” Chilled beer and wine is in the remaining cases. And if you need more soda to drink in a jumbo size, it's on nearby shelves, but unchilled.
The central aisle of the store is every kid's dream and dentist's paycheck…~40-60 different candy products. It makes the old store's candy offerings pathetic indeed. No wonder the per capita consumption of sugar (added to drink and food) is now at ~140 -150 lbs/per person (a doubling since the 70s).
Yes, there are written signs that actual food is coming into the store, but with so much space going to things that I don't use to make a meal, where will it fit in the store?
I hope the store owners consider carrying more real food to eat and to use to make meals. I would like to support them.
I really don't want to shop outside of the 'hood, I love being able to walk to our commercial area, but if I can't buy things to eat at the local store I will have no choice.
Everyone should visit the store and see what's in it…these pictures don't show the half of it.
There are 26 refrigerator cases in the store like the ones in the photo; 2 contain dairy products as seen in the photo, ~4 hold frozen things (heavy on dessert-ish items) and in the remaining 20 cases I counted up 167 different non-alcoholic beverage products ranging from ~ 4 kinds of coke, 2 kinds of Mtn Dew, flavored V-8 juices, half juice-half sugar drinks, “energy drinks”, and lots of other mixtures of things marketed as “beverages.” Chilled beer and wine is in the remaining cases. And if you need more soda to drink in a jumbo size, it's on nearby shelves, but unchilled.
The central aisle of the store is every kid's dream and dentist's paycheck…~40-60 different candy products. It makes the old store's candy offerings pathetic indeed. No wonder the per capita consumption of sugar (added to drink and food) is now at ~140 -150 lbs/per person (a doubling since the 70s).
Yes, there are written signs that actual food is coming into the store, but with so much space going to things that I don't use to make a meal, where will it fit in the store?
I hope the store owners consider carrying more real food to eat and to use to make meals. I would like to support them.
I really don't want to shop outside of the 'hood, I love being able to walk to our commercial area, but if I can't buy things to eat at the local store I will have no choice.
The staff here is very nice and eager to make a success of the store in the neighborhood. They have a decent beer and wine section featuring microbrews and a good range of affordably priced wines. That said, the photos create an unrealistic impression. The reality is that, except for a few grocery items like dairy and Macrina breads, the product mix is more appropriate for an ARCO station. There is an overemphasis on soft drinks, potato chips and candy. How are parents going to keep their kids hands out of the candy at the check out counter. I understand that a produce section is coming and is eagerly awaited.
The owners and staff seem eager. Let's help them to know what we want so they can be successful.